wife-giver

noun

A lineage or a family that gives a woman in marriage.

Opposite
wife-taker
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Meanings

nounwife-giver (plural wife-givers)

plural wife-givers

  1. A lineage or a family that gives a woman in marriage.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
wife-taker

Translations

French donneur de femme
  • donneur de femmeA lineage or a family that gives a woman in marriage
Cite this entry
APA

wife-giver. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wife-giver

MLA

“wife-giver.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wife-giver. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wife-giver,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wife-giver.

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